#A4B831#A4B831
#A4B831 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.155 H 117.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4B831 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 184, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 73.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, -24.17, 62.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 66.56, 111.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.3% -0.0724 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.3% 0.155 117.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0055, 42.3956, 9.3496) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.61
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.45
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.55
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.82
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.93
Booger Green
#96B403
ΔE00 2.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4B831 #4531B8
analogous
#B88831 #A4B831 #60B831
triadic
#A4B831 #31A4B8 #B831A4
tetradic
#A4B831 #31B888 #4531B8 #B83160
square
#A4B831 #31B888 #4531B8 #B83160
split-complementary
#A4B831 #3160B8 #8831B8
monochromatic
#4E5717 #798824 #A4B831 #BFD255 #D1DE85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#A4B831 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#A4B831 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4B831
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4B831 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4B831 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEAE9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4b831; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 184, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.155 117.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2cd73',
500: '#a4b831',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4b831; $custom-light: #c2cd73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4b831",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 184,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.889,
"s": 57.94,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74296,
"c": 0.15529,
"h": 117.8
},
"luminance": 0.42395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4B831
secondary
#887DC8
accent
#47E15E
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131309
muted
#82827B